Low-Carb Festive Creamy Cucumber Salad Recipe

Written by Di Bauer November 30, 2001, Updated by Andrew DiMino January 4, 2015

Low-Carb, Gluten-Free, Primal, Nut-Free

Low-Carb Festive Creamy Cucumber Salad

My Low-Carb, Gluten-Free Festive Creamy Cucumber Salad is light and refreshing and is an elegant addition for any event. Whether you are hosting an informal brunch or a sit-down dinner, this salad is sure to be a hit. Feel free to make your own and choose your own veggies to add to the cucumbers.

Low-Carb Gluten-Free Festive Cucumber Salad Recipe

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Low-Carb Gluten-Free Festive Cucumber Salad Recipe

Low-Carb Festive Creamy Cucumber Salad

My Low-Carb, Gluten-Free Festive Creamy Cucumber Salad is light and refreshing and is an elegant addition for any event. Whether you are hosting an informal brunch or a sit down dinner, this salad is sure to be a hit. Feel free to make your own and choose your own veggies to add to the cucumbers.

  • Author: Di Bauer
  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 5 mins
  • Total Time: 20 mins
  • Yield: 6 1x
  • Category: Low-Carb, Gluten-Free, Primal, Nut-Free

Ingredients

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  • 3 cucumbers, thinly sliced
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives or chopped green onions (green part only)
  • 2 tablespoons diced red bell pepper
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • Pepper to taste
  • Salt to taste
  • 6 butter lettuce leaves or the variety of small lettuce that you prefer.
  • 9 slices bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled

Instructions

  1. Place the cucumbers in a large bowl.
  2. In a smaller bowl, combine the chopped chives or green onions, diced red bell pepper, sour cream, and pepper together and pour
  3. over the cucumber slices. DO NOT SALT!
  4. Transfer the salad to a pretty serving bowl, and refrigerate for several hours.
  5. Just before serving, add salt to taste. Pile cucumber mixture on torn lettuce leaves and sprinkle with crumbled bacon.

Notes

You can prepare the Festive Cucumber Salad the day before, but do not put it on the lettuce leaves until just before serving.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: ½ cup
  • Calories: 158
  • Sugar: 0g
  • Sodium: 175mg
  • Fat: 13g
  • Trans Fat: 0g
  • Carbohydrates: 6g
  • Fiber: 1g
  • Protein: 5g
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